美 [nɪtɪ ˈɡrɪti]
n. （非正式）事实真相，本质；重要细节
复数nitty-gritties
比较级more nitty-gritty
最高级most nitty-gritty
nitty-gritty /ˈnɪtɪˈɡrɪtɪ/
单数型名词 If people get down to the nitty-gritty of a matter, situation, or activity, they discuss the most important, basic parts of it or facts about it. 本质; 实质; 事实真相
...the nitty gritty of everyday politics.
...日常政治生活的真相。
... hotstuff大人物 nitty-gritty细节，基本情况 nogood很糟 ...
... nit-picking 挑剔的,找茬的 nitty-gritty 事实真相,本质 one-liner 俏皮话 ...
... shabby破旧的 nitty-gritty具体细节 shilly-shally（动词）扭扭捏捏，犹豫不决 ...
... contentious好争吵的, 争论的, 有异议的 nitty-gritty事实真相, 本质 press clippings剪报 ...
Time ran out before we could get down to the real nitty-gritty.
我们还没来得及探讨真正的细节，时间就过去了。
The scientific nitty-gritty appears in the journal Neuron this week.
科学真相刊登在了本周的“神经元”期刊上。
We also only hinted at the nitty-gritty details of how stack overflows work.
而且，在此只有提到了堆叠溢位是如何产生的实质细节。
Because there are nitty-gritty issues to solve, and the people are concentrating on those nitty gritty issues.
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Today we're going to come to what I would call the nitty-gritty of the course.
今天我们要开始,我所指的实质性课程了
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We'll save the nitty-gritty for the proper launch of this 28nm chip later this year.
ENGADGET: Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 to enter mass production in late May
I'll end not with the nitty-gritty but with more laughs and with another duck.
Before we get into the nitty-gritty, just briefly explain what the World Bank does.